Quality metal roofs offer top protection in severe weather, if homeowners do their homework. The recovery effort from the damage caused by Hurricane Michael and Florence is sure to be a long, difficult road for many homeowners seeking to repair or rebuild.

Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford talks metal roofing and why re-roofing with metal is the most beneficial and beautiful option for your home. PLUS: learn how to enter our sweepstakes for a $100 gift card!

The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) announced that it is partnering with Today’s Homeowner, hosted by Emmy-nominated home improvement expert Danny Lipford, this season to help promote the benefits of metal roofing nationwide.

Last week’s Wildfire Awareness Week (May 1-7, 2018) focused mainly on California, but the fact is that all homeowners in the western U.S. and Canada need to be aware of the increasing threats of wildfires and understand how to make their homes more defensible.

There’s no doubt that Mountain Living Magazine’s 2017 Home of the Year is a true design marvel. From its epic 10-acre setting in Aspen, Colorado to its airy 15,000 square foot floor plan¬—all meticulously planned and built to luxurious green living standards—it’s a modern masterpiece both inside and out. That includes the home’s incredible metal roof, a custom-machined and mechanically sealed engineering wonder manufactured by Drexel Metals, a leading metal roofing systems and custom fabrication company and a Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) member.

Metal has become the second most preferred type of roofing material and is quickly gaining in popularity, according to a recent study of U.S. homeowners conducted by the Metal Roofing Alliance. That’s no surprise, given the exceptional low maintenance benefits and long-term performance features of metal roofing. However, there are still misconceptions and mistaken beliefs about metal roofs among some homeowners that need to be overcome, including these five common myths.

The metal roofing industry is growing rapidly, and so is the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA). As the leading nonprofit organization representing the U.S. and Canada residential metal roofing industry, MRA announced that it recently added two new members: PermaLock Aluminum Shingles Company and Foundation Finance Company.

Florida family had a new roof installed from a Metal Roofing Alliance company just in time. Their home’s old roof, only just eight months old, had begun to show a distinctive black tinge creeping over the surface like a five o’clock shadow.

With a hot U.S. housing market and still-favorable interest rates, the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is predicting a heavier than usual demand for qualified metal roofing installers and contractors for spring 2018.

Residential homeowners can take advantage of tax credits available for installing “cool roofs” that were set to expire in 2016 but have been renewed and are now available retroactively for qualified improvements made through Dec. 31, 2017.

The MRA continues to focus on growing the perception and use of metal roofing within the roofing and home building industries. In February, the MRA attended two shows with the goal of creating and nurturing relationships with these key industry members: the International Roofing Expo (IRE) in New Orleans; and the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) Frame Building Expo in Columbus, Ohio.

Metal roofing styles often look so good, it can be hard for homeowners to tell the difference between metal options and other roofing options. Yet the metal roofing performance advantages are obvious for reliability, sustainability and durability in extreme conditions.

Drones can help roofing contractors in a variety of ways, including pre- and post-project inspections. However, contractors need to be aware of these legal regulations that Snips Magazine explains in a recent article.

The frightening increase of monster storms hitting the U.S. is not only causing homeowners to think twice about the roofs over their heads, it’s also earning the attention of local city and county officials.

The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is excited to announce that Darcie Meihoff, APR, has accepted the position as the organization’s new PR representative. In her role, Meihoff will handle all public relations activities for MRA, including PR planning, media relations, content creation and cause-related marketing and promotional activities.

Proposed local building code change would require better protection for homes in hurricane-prone area. The frightening increase of monster storms hitting the U.S. is not only causing homeowners to think twice about the roofs over their heads, it’s also earning the attention of local city and county officials.

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